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Eugene Church · 12-13-2014, 06:44 PM

THE ISLANDIAN TIMES
Saturday, September 25, 2050

2050 IPA DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - Game 6

Tycobbian Union

RASCALS EDGE SOX 3-2 IN 10, FORCE 7TH GAME
His bat has been pretty quiet in the postseason so far, but Billy Joe Hickman made some really big noise today at White River Stadium with a tenth-inning walk-off homer that forced a seventh and deciding game in the Southport-White River Tycobbian Division Series... the Rascals and Sun Sox will go at it again tomorrow afternoon with the survivor advancing to the Tycobbian title series against the Bay St. Clair-East Point winner.

Hickman, hitting only .182 in the playoffs, had two hits and two RBIs today and blasted Hal Combs' pitch into the seats to give White River a 3-2 win in game six... Combs (0-1/6.75) had just come in in the tenth in relief of Tom Chambers, who worked nine strong innings, holding the Rascals to just two runs on nine hits... Chambers walked only one and fanned seven... Clem Warren (1-0/0.00) was the winning hurler... he held the Sun Sox scoreless in the last of the tenth... Warren came on for starter Keil Trickett, who only permitted two runs on four hits, while striking out nine and walking five.

White River had 10 hits in all with 2B Ryan Byrd (.333) getting three of them and SS Kunta Burton (.423) two hits... 1B Ruben Reaves (.192) also had a homer for the Rascals... Southport managed five hits with C Vasilis Vlachos (.333) going 2-for-4 and driving in both runs... one on a home run.

Southport skipper Lorne Evans has given tomorrow's starting assignment to Billy Hoover (1-0/3.12), while manager Mick Cronyn will go with Butch Slattery (0-1/3.79)... it will be the third start for both of them in the series... Hoover got the best of Slattery 4-2 in game one... neither got the decision in game four that also went to the Sun Sox 5-4 in 11 innings... Hoover was 19-13 with a 3.12 ERA in the regular season and Slattery led the IPA with 26 victories, posting a 2.41 ERA with only 8 losses.

Hoover, a 34-year right-hander, is an old hand in critical postseason games... he is 16-11 in 31 starts with a fine 2.36 ERA... while Slattery, a 25-year-old southpaw has struggled in the playoffs, going only 4-5 in 10 starts with a lofty 4.74 ERA... but one good thing is going for the Rascals... the Sun Sox are only 21-16 against portsiders this year... the Rascals, however, feast on righties, running up a great 73-35 mark during the season.

White River is 47-30 at home, while Southport is 45-32 in away games... the Rascals have won two of the three games played at White River Stadium.

BUCS KNOT SERIES WITH PANTHERS 3-3
There will be another game seven in the opening round of action in the Tycobbian Union... Bay St. Clair bashed East Point 8-4 in game six to even it up at three games apiece in the series, forcing it to go to seven games... behind 3-2 going into the bottom of the eighth, the Buccaneers exploded for six runs off Joey Hilton with the key hits coming from Hersh Cranmore and Stan Terry, who each delivered two-run doubles.

Winning pitcher Jerry MacIntyre (1-1/4.80), the number-three man in the Bucs' rotation, came through for them... in a spirited clutch performance MacIntyre bent, but didn't snap... the Panthers tagged him for 11 hits in eight innings, but got only three runs... East Point left 10 men on base... MacIntyre whiffed six and walked two... reliever Steve Swanwick (1-0/3.52) came on to protect the 8-3 lead and was tagged for a run in the ninth.

Loser Joey Hilton (1-1/6.06) was tough for seven innings, but wilted in the eighth... the Buccaneers banged him for eight runs and eight hits in seven and one-third innings.

Bay St. Clair was outhit 13 to 9, but still prevailed... C Hersh Cranmore (.273), pinchhitter Stan Terry (.500) and 1B Clive Caviness (.261) all drove in two runs each to lead the Bucs at the plate... East Point was paced by SS Justin McRae (.250), 3B Major Woods (.333) and CF Pokie Ash (.357) with three hits apiece... they each had a double and an RBI.

Two 20-game winners will get the calls tomorrow afternoon at Shoreline Park in Bay St. Clair... the hometown Bucs will send 29-year-old right-hander Scotty Hedwall (22-10/2.85) to the hill, while it will be 31-year-old righty Milt Easterling (22-7/3.58) on the mound for the Panthers... they have faced each other twice in the series... neither one of them were effective in game one, won by the Bucs 6-5 in 15 innings... East Point and Easterling took the win in game four, edging the Bucs and Hedwall 2-1... in the playoffs Easterling is 1-0 in two starts with a 3.38 ERA and Hedwall is 0-1 with a 4.20 ERA in two games.

This is the first year Easterling has pitched in the postseason... Hedwall has appeared three times with an 0-3 record in four starts with a sky-high 5.46 ERA.

The Panthers play very well on the road with a sparkling 47-30 record, while the Buccaneers are a strong 49-28 at Shoreline Park... Bay St. Clair has won two of three games at home in this series.

12-13-2014, 06:44 PM	#4495
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,944	THE ISLANDIAN TIMES Saturday, September 25, 2050 2050 IPA DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - Game 6 Tycobbian Union RASCALS EDGE SOX 3-2 IN 10, FORCE 7TH GAME His bat has been pretty quiet in the postseason so far, but Billy Joe Hickman made some really big noise today at White River Stadium with a tenth-inning walk-off homer that forced a seventh and deciding game in the Southport-White River Tycobbian Division Series... the Rascals and Sun Sox will go at it again tomorrow afternoon with the survivor advancing to the Tycobbian title series against the Bay St. Clair-East Point winner. Hickman, hitting only .182 in the playoffs, had two hits and two RBIs today and blasted Hal Combs' pitch into the seats to give White River a 3-2 win in game six... Combs (0-1/6.75) had just come in in the tenth in relief of Tom Chambers, who worked nine strong innings, holding the Rascals to just two runs on nine hits... Chambers walked only one and fanned seven... Clem Warren (1-0/0.00) was the winning hurler... he held the Sun Sox scoreless in the last of the tenth... Warren came on for starter Keil Trickett, who only permitted two runs on four hits, while striking out nine and walking five. White River had 10 hits in all with 2B Ryan Byrd (.333) getting three of them and SS Kunta Burton (.423) two hits... 1B Ruben Reaves (.192) also had a homer for the Rascals... Southport managed five hits with C Vasilis Vlachos (.333) going 2-for-4 and driving in both runs... one on a home run. Southport skipper Lorne Evans has given tomorrow's starting assignment to Billy Hoover (1-0/3.12), while manager Mick Cronyn will go with Butch Slattery (0-1/3.79)... it will be the third start for both of them in the series... Hoover got the best of Slattery 4-2 in game one... neither got the decision in game four that also went to the Sun Sox 5-4 in 11 innings... Hoover was 19-13 with a 3.12 ERA in the regular season and Slattery led the IPA with 26 victories, posting a 2.41 ERA with only 8 losses. Hoover, a 34-year right-hander, is an old hand in critical postseason games... he is 16-11 in 31 starts with a fine 2.36 ERA... while Slattery, a 25-year-old southpaw has struggled in the playoffs, going only 4-5 in 10 starts with a lofty 4.74 ERA... but one good thing is going for the Rascals... the Sun Sox are only 21-16 against portsiders this year... the Rascals, however, feast on righties, running up a great 73-35 mark during the season. White River is 47-30 at home, while Southport is 45-32 in away games... the Rascals have won two of the three games played at White River Stadium. BUCS KNOT SERIES WITH PANTHERS 3-3 There will be another game seven in the opening round of action in the Tycobbian Union... Bay St. Clair bashed East Point 8-4 in game six to even it up at three games apiece in the series, forcing it to go to seven games... behind 3-2 going into the bottom of the eighth, the Buccaneers exploded for six runs off Joey Hilton with the key hits coming from Hersh Cranmore and Stan Terry, who each delivered two-run doubles. Winning pitcher Jerry MacIntyre (1-1/4.80), the number-three man in the Bucs' rotation, came through for them... in a spirited clutch performance MacIntyre bent, but didn't snap... the Panthers tagged him for 11 hits in eight innings, but got only three runs... East Point left 10 men on base... MacIntyre whiffed six and walked two... reliever Steve Swanwick (1-0/3.52) came on to protect the 8-3 lead and was tagged for a run in the ninth. Loser Joey Hilton (1-1/6.06) was tough for seven innings, but wilted in the eighth... the Buccaneers banged him for eight runs and eight hits in seven and one-third innings. Bay St. Clair was outhit 13 to 9, but still prevailed... C Hersh Cranmore (.273), pinchhitter Stan Terry (.500) and 1B Clive Caviness (.261) all drove in two runs each to lead the Bucs at the plate... East Point was paced by SS Justin McRae (.250), 3B Major Woods (.333) and CF Pokie Ash (.357) with three hits apiece... they each had a double and an RBI. Two 20-game winners will get the calls tomorrow afternoon at Shoreline Park in Bay St. Clair... the hometown Bucs will send 29-year-old right-hander Scotty Hedwall (22-10/2.85) to the hill, while it will be 31-year-old righty Milt Easterling (22-7/3.58) on the mound for the Panthers... they have faced each other twice in the series... neither one of them were effective in game one, won by the Bucs 6-5 in 15 innings... East Point and Easterling took the win in game four, edging the Bucs and Hedwall 2-1... in the playoffs Easterling is 1-0 in two starts with a 3.38 ERA and Hedwall is 0-1 with a 4.20 ERA in two games. This is the first year Easterling has pitched in the postseason... Hedwall has appeared three times with an 0-3 record in four starts with a sky-high 5.46 ERA. The Panthers play very well on the road with a sparkling 47-30 record, while the Buccaneers are a strong 49-28 at Shoreline Park... Bay St. Clair has won two of three games at home in this series. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 12-13-2014 at 06:52 PM.